The president of Kalmykia Republic in the Russian Federation, Kirsan Nikolayevich llyumzhinov, is on a two day visit to Dharamsala, the headquarters of the Central Tibetan Administration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
The Dalai Lama has preached nonviolence, urged cooperation between China and Tibet and expressed views on countless global issues. But for the record, he has taken no position — pro or con — on customer management software.
The Dalai Lama might return to Tibet but only as a Chinese citizen and he must renounce all notions of Tibetan independence so that negotiations with Beijing could progress, Tibet's new Governor said.
Tibet Gov. Jampa Phuntsok speaks to foreign journalists during a press conference Monday, Aug. 25, 2003 in Lhasa, Tibet, far west of China. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
The conveners of the All Party Indian Parliamentary Forum for Tibet (APIPFT) Shri Basishtha Narain Singh (Rajya Sabha, Samata Party), Shri Kharabela Swain (Lok Sabha, BJP) and Shri P T Gyamtso (Rajya Sabha, SDF) called on the Prime Minister of India
A Railway Bridge is seen under construction over Lhasa River Monday, Aug. 25, 2003 in Lhasa, Tibet, far west of China. The bridge will be completed in 2005. Photo by Eugene Hoshiko
Basang has never laid eyes on a train — unless you count the ones he's seen in movies or on the old television shows that feed his curiosity about the world beyond the Tibetan plateau.
A Las Vegas wannabe in a sequined suit is shaking his hips on stage. In the audience, Chinese businessmen crack open cans of Budweiser and half-drunk Tibetan truck drivers look for dance partners.
